My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

Qiu Qiaoqiao smiled faintly, "The two of them are new here and haven't quite adapted to the environment yet."

Miaomiao leaned closer to Chen Xiao and said, "Yes, if the boss hadn't said that Mr. Chen is the most important guest, Lanlan and I really wouldn't have wanted to come to work here."

Chen Xiao found this strange. Working in a nightclub meant being able to come and go as you pleased? Was there really such a privileged treatment?
After chatting with Qiu Qiaoqiao for a while, Chen Xiao left with Ma Jian and Luffy.

Xiangjun and He Qing were not home, and Xu Wu was away on a business trip, so Chen Xiao went to Jindi Xiushan Yin and stayed at Xiao Yuting's place that night.

The next day, early in the morning.

Mr. Liu drove Mr. Zhang to the parking lot of Junxiao Lakeside CBD Center early in the morning. Mr. Liu was so excited last night that he couldn't sleep after learning that the boss of Junxiao Group had agreed to meet Mr. Zhang.

Indeed, who you are isn't important; what matters is knowing who you should be with. What kind of person is the boss of Junxiao Group? If I hadn't acknowledged President Zhang as my superior, I probably would never have had the chance to visit the boss of Junxiao Group in my entire life.

The appointment was at 10:30 today, and they gave us half an hour.

To be honest, Mr. Zhang was a little dissatisfied. He was a "billionaire," and the other party, instead of being overly hospitable, had no reason to limit the meeting to 30 minutes. But there was nothing he could do; even the second-in-command of Jiangzhou was getting impatient. "It's good enough that they're even willing to meet; I haven't even seen the real person yet."

Later, I heard that whenever the big bosses from Hanjiang and Jiangzhou came to inspect, they always met with the CEO of Junxiao Group. President Zhang was speechless, as if his status had surpassed that of the big boss from Hanjiang.

I glanced at the time; I'd arrived too early. It was only 9:45. Sitting in the car was stifling; I should get out. The outside temperature was almost 40 degrees Celsius—nowhere for a human to stay.

"By the way, you said that Dongjian Trading Company is also in this building?" Mr. Zhang asked, as if he had suddenly remembered something.

After receiving an affirmative answer from General Manager Liu, General Manager Zhang pushed open the car door and said, "Let's go and take a look at that company surnamed Ma."

Mr. Liu hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Zhang, he didn't seem very friendly yesterday."

"You're overthinking it. If he knew that even the boss of Junxiao Group treated us like honored guests, he would immediately change his attitude."

Thinking about it, it made sense. Mr. Liu got out of the car and led Mr. Zhang to Dongjian Trade on the 48th floor.

"It seems we need to invest heavily in China as soon as possible, otherwise even these worthless scoundrels dare to be so disrespectful to me. Let me tell you, if this were overseas, someone like him wouldn't last three episodes before being written out of the show—"

Back home, he's always introduced as the chairman of some large corporation. But this incredibly wealthy man can only be introduced as a returned overseas Chinese, and even a nobody like Ma Jian dares to look down on him.

"This Dongjian Trading Company, the company's decoration is quite impressive—"

"Yes, from the 49th floor upwards, it's all Junxiao Group's office area. Dongjian Trading really knows how to pick a location."

Mr. Liu ran to the front desk: "Please inform them that Mr. Zhang, whom I met at Zichen Palace last night, has arrived and would like to see Mr. Ma."

Ma Jian drank a bit too much last night, and he's having tea with Luffy in the office right now.

"Damn it, Lao Lu, that wine from Zichen Palace wasn't fake after all!"

Luffy laughed, "With President Chen there, how could they dare to give them fake alcohol?"

"While you were drinking last night, I went out and met up with two idiots who claimed to be worth hundreds of billions. What a joke! They even have an appointment to meet the boss today. I don't understand why the boss is willing to meet them."

It wasn't that Ma Jian was surprised; given Chen Xiao's personality, he never showed up at the company's annual meeting, and he wouldn't even meet with the big boss of Hanjiang. So far, the only time he'd been involved in negotiations was when General Manager Wang of Wansheng Group visited. Even then, he only gave the other party less than 30 minutes. This time, he'd made an exception for that guy surnamed Zhang.

Luffy said, "When I arrived this morning, I ran into Mr. Chen's driver, who said he was going to pick up Miss Qiu."

"Ah, 'A rider gallops through the dust to bring a smile to the imperial concubine's face,' it turns out it was all to satisfy a woman's curiosity. The softest part of President Chen's heart is entirely reserved for women."

Toot——

There was a knock on the office door, and the assistant came in: "Boss, a gentleman who claims to be surnamed Zhang is at the front desk. He says he met you last night."

Ma Jian stared at Luffy in astonishment: "What are those miners doing here?"

"Bring him in," Ma Jian thought, unable to contain his curiosity. Wasn't this guy going to see Chen Xiao?

Mr. Liu came last time because he was beaten up by Ma Jian. He then tried to use his connections to teach Ma Jian a lesson, but was later reminded that Ma Jian's network of connections was unfathomable. He was advised to find a way to turn hostility into friendship, so he came to apologize.

Leading President Zhang to Ma Jian's office, President Zhang was immediately enraged upon entering. That bastard was still as arrogant as ever, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed. He didn't even get up when President Zhang and President Liu entered. "I'm a billionaire! I'm someone the boss of Junxiao Group personally greets!" he thought. "Why is this bastard so arrogant?"

"Mr. Ma doesn't seem to welcome us?" Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu were embarrassed when they entered, because Ma Jian and Lu Fei looked at them with amusement as if they were animals in a zoo, but did not invite them to sit down.

"Oh, you actually have some sense, knowing I don't welcome you. I don't understand, we didn't know each other before, and I said last night I wasn't interested in getting to know you, so why did you all come all this way?"

Mr. Zhang sneered, "Mr. Ma, this is not how you treat a guest. My hometown is also in Hanjiang, and people from Hanjiang are very hospitable. Why is it that when it comes to Mr. Ma, things are different?"

Before he could finish speaking, Luffy interrupted him: "What kind of customer are you? You look more like a john, hahaha—"

Mr. Zhang realized that these two scoundrels were even more arrogant than he was. But he had the right to be arrogant; what right did they have?
"Sit down—", Ma Jian said, pointing to the sofa.

Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu sat down. Mr. Ma said, “From last night to today, I have been making friends with good intentions.”

Ma Jian waved his hand: "I'll say it again, I'm not interested in you. If you have nothing else to say, I'll arrange for you to leave."

"Mr. Ma, you're even more impressive than the big boss of Junxiao Group—" Mr. Zhang said with a faint smile.

Ma Jian was taken aback. "What do you mean? Are you trying to flatter me to death? I know my own limitations. Compared to him, I'm like a firefly compared to the bright moon."

President Zhang sneered, "But you're even more arrogant than him."

That can't be right, Ma Jian admits he's no match for Chen Xiao.

"When the boss of Junxiao Group heard that I was coming, he specially canceled all his important schedules this morning to receive me. But when I arrived at Mr. Ma's place, he didn't even offer me a glass of water. Aren't you even more arrogant than the boss of Junxiao Group?" Cancel all his schedules just for you? If Ma Jian weren't Chen Xiao's brother, he would almost believe it.

Hearing this, he pretended to be very surprised: "Oh dear, my apologies, Junxiao Group is right upstairs from me. Mr. Zhang, could you show me around?"

General Manager Zhang glanced at General Manager Liu, signaling him to observe Ma Jian's sudden change from arrogance to obsequiousness.
"It's not impossible, but you can't show up as your real identity. You should understand his identity; he welcomes me, but he'll definitely be unhappy if he finds out I brought an outsider. However, it's fine if you and Mr. Liu appear as my assistants."

Luffy turned his head away and coughed a few times.

Afraid that he would give himself away, Ma Jian kicked him and said, "Why are you coughing? You don't have the flu, do you?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I just choked on my water."

"Go find my secretary and arrange to serve tea to President Zhang, the best tea—", Ma Jian winked at Lu Fei.

Luffy immediately understood, "Okay, okay, I'll go out right now and get your treasured tea leaves to make tea for President Zhang and President Liu—"

He strode out the door, laughed for a while outside, patted his chest, and came back in.

He had barely sat down when he said, "Mr. Zhang, when we go upstairs later, could you please take me with you?"

Mr. Zhang was somewhat disdainful. Now he knows how to curry favor with me. What was he doing just now?

"Oh, Mr. Ma, and who is this?" Mr. Zhang crossed his legs, took the cigarette Ma Jian offered, and leaned back on the sofa, asking casually.

"Oh dear, I forgot to introduce him. This is also from our retail industry, the chairman of Jiexun Sports—primarily representing international sports fashion brands. Oh, and he's also working on his own domestic brand—"

Mr. Zhang looked down on a small-time distributor. Although he was just a nobody working for Mr. Qiao six months ago, now that he had money in his pocket, he looked down on most people.

"Forget about you, this kind of business is beneath you."

Luffy was taken aback, not expecting such a comment from Boss Zhang, which made Ma Jian, who was standing next to him, unable to help but laugh. Damn it, if Boss Ma hadn't wanted to play around, he would have liked to go up and kick this pretentious guy a few times.

Ma Jian coughed a few times and then said, "President Zhang, actually President Lu's business is quite large. He has already established 15 branches across the country. At the current pace, his sales this year will exceed 6 billion, and next year it will definitely exceed 10 billion."

This was no small sum, so even President Zhang had to take Luffy seriously. After all, he wasn't President Qiao, and without getting a windfall from President Qiao, he would never have achieved such a high status in his life. Hearing about a deal worth tens of billions still moved him.

You have to understand, Mr. Liu's business doesn't even reach 10 billion a year, and he's already interested in it, let alone someone like Luffy. Moreover, if what Ma Jian said is true, then Luffy's business is growing at an incredibly rapid pace.

"Okay, I'll take you up there to show you around in a bit. Don't say you're my assistant, just say you're my business partner, that I invested in your company after I came to China."

"This is great, this character design is great—" Luffy couldn't stop smiling.

Mr. Zhang added, "If your company is doing well, I might consider investing in you. Moreover, accepting my investment would have a unique advantage: it could help your company grow rapidly."

"What benefits?" Although Luffy treated him like a clown, this question did pique Luffy's curiosity.

"Wansheng Group, I'm sure you're familiar with it—" President Zhang spoke slowly, his expression full of arrogance. President Liu, standing beside him, looked at him with admiration, marveling at President Zhang's imposing presence.

That Ma Jian, who used to be so arrogant, immediately bowed down when he heard that President Zhang could visit the boss of Junxiao Group. That's real power. Just thinking about meeting the boss of Junxiao Group today, something he could brag about for the rest of his life, and even exchanging contact information, made President Liu so excited he wanted to shout.

Luffy nodded. "Of course I'm familiar with it. It was once the king of commercial real estate in China—"

"In the past?" President Zhang frowned; he didn't like this wording. "Did you cooperate a lot with Wansheng Group?"

"We used to cooperate with many companies, but now we don't have any left." Luffy started his business with Wansheng Group, but after joining President Chen's big ship, he completely broke with Wansheng Group.

Mr. Zhang clearly hadn't expected that someone in the retail business, especially as an agent, and doing such a large-scale business, wouldn't have a partnership with Wansheng Group. This was rather unbelievable.

"How about this, if your business is worth investing in, I'll invest some money, and I can get you a position in Wansheng Group."

Luffy smiled, refraining from arguing to play along. What a load of rubbish, Wansheng Group! Do I even care? It wasn't that Wansheng Group refused to cooperate with him in the first place; it was he who sided with Chen Xiao and voluntarily gave up the cooperation with Wansheng Group.

Ma Jian then asked, "Mr. Zhang has just returned to China, and he can already influence Wansheng Group?"

Mr. Zhang nodded with a mysterious air: "Several of my friends are major investors in Wansheng Group. Do you have any cooperation with Wansheng Group?"

Seeing Ma Jian shake his head, President Zhang was dumbfounded. Was this China?

How did two sizable retailers manage to achieve such a large scale without cooperating with Wansheng Group?

"If you want to join Wansheng Group, you can look for General Manager Liu, okay?" He felt that Ma Jian was not cooperative at all, and that he would have to follow his lackey in the future.

Mr. Liu's face immediately lit up; Mr. Zhang had really made him look good. From now on, if that guy surnamed Ma wants to join Wansheng Group, it'll depend on his mood. Let's see if that guy still dares to be arrogant with him.
"No need. Wansheng Group is begging me, but I can't be bothered with them."

Hmm? Mr. Liu's joy lasted less than three seconds.

"You don't want to join Wansheng Group? You people in retail, do you even know how important Wansheng Group is?"

Ma Jian nodded: "It's quite important, but it's the kind of thing that's dispensable."

Mr. Zhang was a little unhappy. He had thought that if he brought up Wansheng Group, these two would immediately kneel down and lick his shoes, just like when he brought up the boss of Junxiao Group. But the two of them were more and more indifferent to Wansheng Group than the other.

If he hadn't known how powerful Wansheng Group was back in China, he would now be wondering what those mine owners were actually investing 1000 billion yuan in. He still doesn't know that their investment has already resulted in huge losses.

He checked the time. "It's almost time. You two come with me. Remember, one is my assistant, and the other is the head of a company I've invested in." (End of Chapter)